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	Oracle discloses Fusion Apps pricing; finally available? Oracle has quietly revealed pricing information for its long-awaited Fusion Applications, suggesting the software may finally be available after six years in development. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: CIO 100 Empower Yourself at CIO 100 Bestselling Author and Executive Career Coach, Marshall Goldsmith, will share 11 specific actions that CIOs can take to bolster their careers and inspire their teams, fostering more positive workplace behavior, attitudes and greater productivity in the process. Join us August 14-16, 2011 - Register today! In this Issue Microsoft delivers Office 2010 SP1 upgrade Richi Jennings: 5 reasons to avoid Microsoft Office 365 Preston Gralla: Office 365 shows Microsoft isn't yet serious about the cloud Update: Microsoft Office 365 goes live Office 365 vs. Google Apps: The InfoWorld review BPOS customers face transition to Office 365 EnterpriseDB adds HP-UX support Study: Colleges lack BI, analytics concentration Cloudera unveils Hadoop management tools After OpenOffice and Hudson, will Oracle stick with open source? Oracle buys Pillar Data Systems CA to buy application testing company ITKO Lawson shareholders approve sale to Infor WHITE PAPER: F5 Load Balancing 101: Firewall Sandwiches How to make a ''firewall sandwich''. Read now. Read Now. Microsoft delivers Office 2010 SP1 upgrade Along with the launch of Office 365, Microsoft also released the first service pack for its Office 2010 business productivity suite. Read More Richi Jennings: 5 reasons to avoid Microsoft Office 365 It's Office 365 day, and Microsoft employees are no doubt dancing in the streets of Redmond. They'll be celebrating the launch -- after a long beta gestation -- of the company's latest cloud service for messaging, collaboration, and good-old Office documents. Which is nice, but please don't all rush at once -- there are a few reasons why you should think twice before signing. (Insider content - free registration required.) Read More Preston Gralla: Office 365 shows Microsoft isn't yet serious about the cloud Microsoft's just-released Office 365 will clearly be useful for some small and medium-sized businesses. But it's still only a jury-rigged, halfway step that shows Microsoft isn't yet truly serious about the cloud. Read More Update: Microsoft Office 365 goes live Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer launched the much-awaited Office 365 on Tuesday after a beta program of about nine months, as the company responds to the rising popularity of cloud-based applications for collaboration and communication. Read More Office 365 vs. Google Apps: The InfoWorld review With Office 365 now available in final form, here's what you need to know to decide if Office 365 or Google Apps (or neither) is right for your organization. Read More BPOS customers face transition to Office 365 The countdown officially begins for current BPOS customers to upgrade to the new suite. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Cisco Systems, Inc. Transform Your Business with Video Business video is exploding in popularity. As video becomes increasingly pervasive, businesses need to uncover the most efficient and productive ways to deploy the media. Cisco Services offers four detailed white paper series—plus complementary short videos—that outline practical steps for harnessing the power of video and realizing the best ROI. Go Now EnterpriseDB adds HP-UX support Version 9.0 of EnterpriseDB's Oracle-compatible database is now available, with new support for Hewlett-Packard's HP-UX operating system, the company announced. Read More Study: Colleges lack BI, analytics concentration Relatively few colleges and universities around the world offer dedicated degree programs for business intelligence, despite the rapidly growing popularity of analytics technology among businesses, according to a study. Read More Cloudera unveils Hadoop management tools Version 3.5 of the Cloudera Enterprise edition has new modules for configuration and process monitoring. Read More After OpenOffice and Hudson, will Oracle stick with open source? NetBeans, MySQL and GlassFish are all likely to remain in Oracle's software portfolio as they have profit potential. Read More Oracle buys Pillar Data Systems Oracle is building out its array of hardware products with the acquisition of storage vendor Pillar Data Systems, the company announced. Read More CA to buy application testing company ITKO CA said it plans to acquire Interactive TKO, which offers a simulation platform designed to reduce the time it takes to develop and test complex applications, for US$330 million in cash. Read More Lawson shareholders approve sale to Infor A majority of Lawson Software shareholders approved the company's sale to Infor and Golden Gate Capital during a meeting Wednesday, paving the way for the creation of the industry's third-largest ERP software vendors after SAP and Oracle. Read More
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